NHTSA Complaint #11217563 — 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

I PURCHASED A NEW 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA VAN IN NOVEMBER 2016. I STARTED TO NOTICE A HARD SHIFTING PATTERN, SO HARD THAT IT FEELS LIKE I'M BEING REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT ON 9/13/17, 6/11/18, 2/27/19 AND 5/24/19. THE FIRST 3 VISITS I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE HARD SHIFTING WOULD BE FIXED FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AND IT WOULD START BACK UP AGAIN. MY LAST VISIT ON 5/24/19 I WAS TOLD THAT NO SHIFTING ISSUES WERE APPEARING ON THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST. MY VAN CONTINUES TO HARD SHIFT ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS IS BECOMING A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AS ONE TIME IT SHIFTED SO HARD WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT COMPLETELY JOLTED MY CAR. ANOTHER INSTANCE, WHILE DROPPING MY CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL AT THE DROP OFF LINE, I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WITH MY BREAK ON AND AS I SLOWLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE MY CAR WAS NOT MOVING AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN JERKED FORWARD. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I'VE BEEN READING COUNTLESS BLOGS AND FORUMS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT WITH OTHER 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA'S. MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VAN AND EVEN MY EIGHT-YEAR-OLD KEEPS ASKING IF WE ARE GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE OF THE JOLTING. IT IS A VERY SCARY MOMENT WHEN THIS JOLTING OCCURS AND IT INCREASES MY HEART RATE EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS, THIS HAPPENS TO ME AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR TIMES PER DAY.